Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 24-30 , July 2007

The medial versus the posterior approach in the repair of popliteal artery aneurysms: A multicenter case-matched study

Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Baltimore, Md, Jun 7-9, 2007.

  • Rogier H.J. Kropman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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  • Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Joep Teijink, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
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  • Henricus D.W.M. van de Pavoordt, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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  • Henricus J. Belgers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
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  • Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Jean-Paul P.M. de Vries, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Jean-Paul P. M. de Vries, MD, PhD, Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

Received 24 January 2007 ,Accepted 10 March 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00458-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.03.019

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 24-30 , July 2007

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